Meaning
to throw, to toss
- to throw, to fling, to toss
- to throw away, to discard
- to cast (nets, light, shadow)
In a sentence
Non gettare la carta per terra, per favore.
Don't throw the paper on the ground, please.
Hai già gettato via quella vecchia maglietta?
Have you already thrown away that old T-shirt?
I pescatori hanno gettato le reti in mare.
The fishermen cast their nets into the sea.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| gettare | infinitive |
| gettiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| getto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| gettate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| getti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gettano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| getta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gettavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gettavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gettavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gettavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gettavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gettava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| gettammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| gettai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| gettaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| gettasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| gettarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| gettò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| getteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| getterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| getterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| getterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| getteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| getterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| gettiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| getti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| gettiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| getti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| gettino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| getti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gettassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| gettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| gettaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| gettassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| gettassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| gettasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| getteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| getterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| gettereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| getteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| getterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| getterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| gettiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| gettate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| getta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| gettando | gerund |
| gettato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'gettare' for throwing objects, not emotions or abstract things (use 'esprimere' instead).
- In compound tenses, 'gettare' takes 'avere' (ho gettato), never 'essere'.
- Avoid confusing 'gettare' with 'lanciare'—'lanciare' implies more force or direction.